Dean Sanderson is the new hire for the West Salem Titans. We discuss his coaching career, the learning that has taken place throughout, as well as his hopes for the future of West Salem basketball.
0:48. Coaching in his the community he lives in
3:05 Coaching his son at the high school level
6:10 Playing days in high school at Dallas, OR
12:18 The beginning of his coaching career
14:40 getting to West Salem to learn under Coach Gahr
18:38 Making his way to McKay HS as an assistant
22:45 JV success does not equal coaching proficiency
25:50 The struggle of losing with a limited team
29:00 The cycle of building a competitive team at McKay
37:30 Beating Sprague on Senior night in 2018 and reflecting on almost leaving McKay in 2016
44:04 20 years from his last stop at West Salem
46:46 Kids and structured vs unstructured play
48:10 Are there any negatives to the amount of work kids are putting in the game?
52:44 The importance of parental support for kids
58:20 what he hopes to see develop in the West Salem Basketball Program
1:00:22 Coach Sanderson’s all-time Salem starting 5
